While Kylian Mbappe has become one of the most popular players who will play in the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar, Ines Rau, who is related to the star of Les Bleus, has also become one of the most searched names in recent days.

Mbappé’s name has been romantically associated with that of transgender model and former Play Boy magazine cover girl Ines Rau for a number of months now.

The story of Mbappe and Rau, a 32-year-old model, has received a lot of attention from the media, particularly in France and Italy. She was a man when she was born, but at age 16 she transitioned. She gradually established herself in the modeling industry, becoming the first openly transgender woman to grace the cover of a men’s magazine in 2017.

She acknowledged having gender reassignment surgery at age 16 in her autobiography “Woman,” which she published a year later. When she came out at age 24, she called it the most liberating experience of her life.

While Mbappe and Rau haven’t made it public yet, there have been photos of the two of them smiling broadly on a yacht in recent months. In another photo, the PSG player is seen holding her in his arms.